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[TheFiresInTheSky]

i get a link from hazlenut about linux iso.

i try the cd and i get this,

ISOLINUX 2.04 2003-04-16 isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying to wing it
...
isolinux:Failed to locate CD-ROM device; boot failed.

i used this information from here

and downloaded live CD, intel 86 live cd from here

whats wrong with it!

[DjLizard]

This is just a guess, but try burning it slower (24x or less).

[TheFiresInTheSky]

i just tried another installation from that site but it didnt work. i tried the first one. i burned them at x4 speed

another thing i might add in, i erased the OS and i was just going to put linux in it but it doesnt seem to be working.

[Mike Rochip]

This may be a wild guess but is it possible you are having issues with your cd burner or cd burning software? I've had both in the past and most recently I was having strange intermittent problems while creating CDs. Sometimes they would burn OK and sometimes had errors or wouldn't burn at all. I switched from Nero to AVS Disk Creator, which is free, and have had no problems since.

Information Download

BTW, thanks to theTOM_SK for the recommendation and to Andavari for the two links.

[TheFiresInTheSky]

could it be that my computer specs arent good enough to run linux?

[JohnDemolition]

that depends. what are your computer specs?

[TheFiresInTheSky]

i cant get inside the puter to check but all the BIOS says is:
processor speed-200 MHz
0032768 KB
base memory-640KB
extended memory-31744KB
cache size-256K
processor type-pentium® chip
with-MMX™ technology

thats all i can get



I JUST TRIED IT IN ANOTHER COMPUTER AND IT WORKS. SO IVE WASTED A DAY TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK WHEN IT COULDNT EVEN HANDLE IT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING?

[DjLizard]

Linux even works on 386s, dude, chill out.

[TheFiresInTheSky]

so how do i get it to work on 32 MB RAM?

[krit86lr]

neighberaaron, on Apr 17 2006, 04:53 PM, said:

so how do i get it to work on 32 MB RAM?

32 MB of RAM! Holy Crap dude. Pull a card out of one of your other computers and up that a bit. That's worthless.

btw PC100 & PC133 cards are usually interchangeable

[DjLizard]

32MB of RAM is also enough (for Linux itself -- if you don't install X11).

[Eldmannen]

krit86lr, on Apr 17 2006, 10:15 PM, said:

32 MB of RAM! Holy Crap dude. Pull a card out of one of your other computers and up that a bit. That's worthless.

btw PC100 & PC133 cards are usually interchangeable

a Pentium 200 uses EDO not PC100 or PC133 RAM.

[krit86lr]

Eldmannen, on Apr 18 2006, 08:23 AM, said:

a Pentium 200 uses EDO not PC100 or PC133 RAM.

haha...I didn't even look to see what he was using. Just guessed.

[TheFiresInTheSky]

here we go, im out of it when it comes to this kind of stuff. just had my first peek in a computer yesterday. dont know about cards, i do know a bit about memory tho and i heard you had to have to of the same at a time? and what is X11? i was so confused when i installed linux so i just basically kept pressing continue.
moved linux topics here.

[JohnDemolition]

DjLizard, on Apr 17 2006, 04:34 PM, said:

32MB of RAM is also enough (for Linux itself -- if you don't install X11).

but you'll prolly be stuck with a command line interface.

PS: i'm not sure if KDE or GNOME works on a system like that.

[Eldmannen]

X11 is version X11 of the X Window System.
X Window System is often called just 'X'.

If you dont have X, then you have just a command line, console, shell prompt. Black screen with white text where you can type in commands.
But if you have X you can get graphics and a window system and run graphical applications.

* http://en.wikipedia....X_Window_System

And over X you usually run a WM (Window Manager) and/or DE (Desktop Environment) such as GNOME, KDE, Xfce, Fluxbox, etc. And depending on which you choose to use, your desktop looks and behaves different.